Hi Kanti,

On 7 Oct 2002 18:01:02 -0000, "Kanti Jadia" j_kanti@rediffmail.com wrote:

I have come in contact with few people who would like to donate money for this cause. Now the problem is two fold.

a.To whom should i direct this small amount of money.

This question has been taken up in the FSF India Working Group. Hope to get an answer shortly.

On the point of running informal Free Software User Groups. The group we need to form in nagpur will cater both as a FLUG as well as a GLUG. This in simple terms means that they will also provide help in formalising/configuring/using free software for certain needs. The monetory portion thus collected will be further directed towards promoting use of free software. We also plan to distribute free software cd's since they are not available locally.

To support all these activities what things have to be done.

From the following link

http://plug.org.in/minutes.php

i understand that a trust can be formed which will take care of the activities.

FSF India is already such an entity -- although technically it is not a "trust" but a non-profit company under section 25 of the Companies Act. You can undertake all of the activities you have described above under the aegis of FSF India. There is no need to spawn another such entity at the local level. If you agree with the principles and goals of FSF India, just join in!

Kanti, I hope you are aware of the complexities involved in floating and maintaining a legal entity. It will take up time in administrative activities etc. which could otherwise be devoted to spreading free software!

The founders of FSF India have already done the ground-work for us. Why re-invent the wheel? You can straight-away start your activities under FSF India instead of worrying about forming new trusts etc.

Regards, Khuzaima